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Ramiro Lezcano

ORA Latin America 2026 Fellow

Argentina

Ramiro Lezcano is a musician, composer, and music teacher who has worked in rural schools in Córdoba, Argentina, for over twenty years. Born and raised in San Marcos Sud—a town surrounded by agricultural fields—he chose to remain there to teach. Observing how environmental issues were affecting the lives of his students and their families, he sought a way to address these realities within the classroom.

In 2016, his students composed a song and decided to send it to Pablo Milanés, who responded by saying he would record it. This experience gave rise to Canciones Urgentes para mi Tierra (Urgent Songs for My Land) in 2017. Since then, Ramiro has spearheaded a movement that brings together more than 500 musicians; it has produced three albums, workshops in schools across various provinces, and the Concierto Urgente para mi Tierra (Urgent Concert for My Land), which drew nearly 10,000 attendees. He has also taken this initiative to France (the Sorbonne, Pau, and Aix-en-Provence) and Colombia (Bogotá and the Amazon region).

With the support of the ORA grant, the project will expand its workshops to more rural schools and host community screenings of the film, helping more children discover that their voices can reach far and wide.

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